The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-06

indianapolis Just after Easter, 1S49 Rev. s l..
johnson, rector of Christ Church. had come in
December preceding. and DR.. Uphold occupied
the pulpit of Christ Church while here. tie was
elected bishop of Indiana June 90. 1849. and con-
secrated Dec. 16, 1849 In 1866 owing to i'll
health, he asked for assistant and Bishop
Talbot was elected He served for seventeen
years
Mrs Abby A. Cady read the next paper. which
was devoted to the wing society of the church.
This was orea nizsd in the fall of 1887. Mrs. A.
@. Willard being the first president The first
fa;r was held in December. 1888, In a store-room
on Washington street, between Pennsylvania
and Meridian streets. Three hundred dollars
was realized. and used in purchasing an organ
FOR the use of the church. The successive pres
idents Mrs Nj. g. Hunter, Mrs. Maria w.
Foote, Mrs Ann Kiersted Mrs. Jacob Cox Mrs
HoIcomb and Mrs. W. T. Gibson. The society
met every Thursday afternoon for work, and at
o'clock a supper was served, to which all the
gentlemen of the parish had standing in vitatlon.
The meetings were closed by singing the "Glo-
ria in Excelsis," and the benediction. During
the rectorship of Rev. Mr.. Franklin, Christ
Church Child was organized as successor TO
the old society. Mrs. Reginald Hall was presi-
oent Her only successors have been Mrs
Isaiah Mansur and Mrs. Cady The project of
the rag dolls. celebrated in the annals of the
Guild, originated with Mrs. c. G. Hines Two
hundred and twenty-nine of them were made
and sold. They sent into all parts of the
country. The guild meets mornings after
pers nor fairs
The asst speaker was Mrs. Josephine Nichols,
whoe~<dlscourse was in reference TO the general
Advancement of womene work in the church.
1t was the evidence of an extraordinary change
that in this celebration an entire day had been
set aside for the women of the church. In her
childhood the idea of woman speaking in
Episcopalan church would have been ridiculed,
but now it was uncommon thing. She
thought that the civil had done
more toward the emancipation of
American women than toward the
emancipation of the African 1t had taken
her from the ball-roo and the boudoir and
placed her in the hospital and the various or
CARNATIONS for aid and relief of the soldiers.
She could never be taken back again. The ad-
vancement of woman in church work was not
due to any desire on her part to intrnde into
mans sphere. 1t was simply the return Of
woman to her own, established by Christ
when on earth 1t was the realization by woman
of her duty, not the call of her ambition.
The Reception at Rev. Bradiey's Residence.
reunion reception at the residence of the REQ
see street All the local and visiting Episcopal
ciereymsn were present, we'll a large rep
resentation from conereg atoms of other denomi-
nations. The affair in charge
of Christ Church Guild and every
detail most admirably carried
out Ele CANT baskets of roses were placed here
and there. and a large anchor of flowers which
which had graced the font conspicuous
part Of the handsome decorations. The Italian
orchestra dscoursed music. As the two mem
bers of the frat Sunday school of this parish had
been mentioned in the "reminiscences, during the
celebration the oldest member OF the choir was
called for last night and Mrs. A A. Cady came
forward and was presented with beautiful bunch
of roses. Mrs Cady joined the choir in 1841,
then under the leadership OF Miss Sallie Palmer,
who was also the organist.